“Princess, now it’s clear that the Fujin (Madam) is only concerned with her pregnancy and doesn’t want to worry about anything else.” Yin’er saw Madam Gao sitting on the soft couch by the window with a frown.

“Yes, it’s not easy to get her to do anything. All my hard work is just for someone else’s benefit,” Gao said. “My father’s career is not going well. If the Prince were here, I would plead with him, but now…”

“Princess, the master’s matter cannot be rushed. Why don’t you wait until the prince returns before discussing it?” Yin’er said.

“That’s the only way. I need to write a letter to my father and ask him to be patient a little longer. If Prince Beile wins this time, the Emperor will surely give him an important position again, and then he will need a right-hand man. Besides, my father is very capable,” Gao said.

After saying that, she began to write back to her father, Gao Bin, with Yin'er's help.

Meanwhile, inside the palace, Lanqin had already given the isolated and helpless Ulanara a drug that would keep her in a deep sleep all day. Once addicted to this drug, Ulanara would be unable to live without it, and if she didn't have it for even a moment, she would feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Someone! Someone!" Empress Ulanara, lying in bed, began to toss and turn, unable to sleep soundly. The person responsible for burning incense for her, acting on Cui Niang's orders, was to observe her for a day to see if she could withstand the strain.

"Your Majesty the Empress!" A palace maid hurriedly pushed open the door and ran to the Empress's left side room, where the Empress was lying on a ebony canopy bed with phoenix patterns around the beams.

"I feel unwell, I feel unwell!" The Empress, covered in a fine sweat, opened her eyes and stared at the palace maid.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Do you want some water?" the palace maid asked, avoiding the Empress's eyes. Her eyes were terrifying, filled with bloodshot veins. It turned out the Empress had been complaining of feeling unwell since midnight, but no one had paid her any attention.

"Don't drink water. Am I ill? Summon the imperial physician for me," the Empress said, struggling to sit up.

The palace maid took a few steps back, but refused to agree.

"You lowly servant, I sent you to summon the imperial physician, what are you doing standing here?" The Empress got up and shouted at her hoarsely.

"Your Majesty, this servant dares not. This servant will go and fetch you some water." The palace maid acted as if she hadn't heard him.

"Come back! Where is Lingxiu? Tell Lingxiu to come and serve you," the Empress called out.

"Your Majesty, Aunt Lingxiu is no longer here; she has been expelled from the palace," the palace maid said, bowing her head.

Lingxiu was expelled from the palace?

The Empress suddenly realized what had happened and shouted, "Niohuru clan, you vile woman, Lingxiu must have been the one who set this up. I want to see the Emperor."

Ulanara staggered out of bed. "What are you still standing there for? Help me change my clothes!"

"Your Majesty, you can't go anywhere," the palace maid said hastily, kneeling down.

"What did you say? What are you saying?" Ulanara walked up to the palace maid and kicked her a few times.

"Your Majesty, the threshold of Jingren Palace has been sealed off. This is the Emperor's order," the palace maid sobbed as she was kicked to the ground.

Ulanara could hardly believe what she was saying; how could she have become a prisoner in just a few days?

"Guards! Guards! I need to see the Emperor!" The Empress ran outside as if she had gone mad.